Dingy Dowd vs Jamaican fruit bat

Blastobasis adustella compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Blastobasidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Blastobasis	Artibeus
Species	Blastobasis adustella	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dingy Dowd and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.